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    Silk Dragon: Translations from the Chinese
    Silk Dragon: Translations from the Chinese
    Silk Dragon: Translations from the Chinese
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    Silk Dragon: Translations from the Chinese

    By Copper Canyon Press

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    • A great introduction to Chinese poetry—both classical and contemporary—it provides an accessible overview of Chinese poetry, while also clearly explaining what goes into translating poetry, particularly poetry written in ideogrammic languages and differing formal structures. • Some of the most recognizable and renowned poets in the Chinese language. • Marks Sze not only as a wonderful poet, but as a great translator too. • Michael thinks the author is a genius. • Sam thinks this guy is a genius, too. • Can be sold as a “beginner’s guide to Chinese poetry.” • Great complement to Sze’s own poetry. •This guy is a genius. •The Redshifting Web ISBN 15565990881 (Spring 1998) Sales 2800
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCopper Canyon Press
    Release dateJun 14, 2013
    ISBN9781619321021
    Silk Dragon: Translations from the Chinese

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      for my parents,

      Morgan C.Y. Sze & Agnes C. Lin Sze

      Contents

      Title Page

      Note to Reader

      Introduction

      T’AO CH’IEN (365–427)

      Drinking Wine (I)

      Drinking Wine (II)

      Drinking Wine (III)

      Returning to Fields and Gardens (I)

      Returning to Fields and Gardens (II)

      WANG HAN (687–726)

      Song of Liang-chou

      WANG WEI (701–761)

      Bamboo Grove

      Deer Park

      Hsin-yi Village

      Untitled

      Highland

      Sending Of Mr. Yuan

      LI PO (701–762)

      Drinking Alone with the Moon

      Song of Ch’ang-kan

      Night Thoughts

      The Lotus

      To the Tune of Clear Happiness

      TU FU (712–770)

      Return to Chiang Village

      Spring View

      Night at the Tower

      Moonlight Night

      Thoughts on a Night Journey

      PO CHÜ-I (772–846)

      A Question Addressed to Mr. Liu

      LIU TSUNG-YÜAN (773–819)

      Snow on the River

      LI HO (790–816)

      Flying Light

      Song of the Collator’s Sword in the Spring Bureau

      Autumn Comes

      TU MU (803–852)

      Anchored at Ch’in-huai River

      Easing My Heart

      LI SHANG-YIN (813–858)

      The Brocade Zither

      Untitled (I)

      Untitled (II)

      The Lo-yu Tombs

      On a Rainy Night, Lines to Be Sent North

      LI YÜ (937–978)

      To the Tune of Meeting Happiness

      To the Tune of Joy in the Oriole’s Flight

      SU TUNG-P’O (1036–1101)

      Spring Night

      LI CH’ING-CHAO (1084–1151)

      To the Tune of Intoxicated in the Shadows of Flowers

      To the Tune of Telling My Most Intimate Feelings

      MA CHIH-YÜAN (1260–1324)

      To the Tune of Plum Blossoms in the Breeze: Evening Bell at a Misty Temple

      To the Tune of Sailing at Night(I)

      To the Tune of Sailing at Night(II)

      To the Tune of Sky-clear Sand: Autumn Thoughts

      SHEN CHOU (1427–1509)

      Inscribed on a Painting

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